Principal Product Manager

Job description

We’re Karat , the world’s largest interviewing company.

Karat is transforming organizations around the world. We provide a powerful system for technical leaders at companies like PayPal, Atlassian, and Citi who want to take control of how they hire top engineers, elevate their teams and contractors, and stay ahead. At the core of Karat’s system are live, expert-led interviews, analytics designed to give leaders maximum visibility, and the most robust interview performance dataset in the world.

Come join our Product team

Our Product team is committed to driving forward Karat’s mission to make interviews predictive, fair, and enjoyable. We are focused on providing deeper value to engineering and talent leaders, hiring managers, recruiters, candidates, and Interview Engineers.

What you will do

As Principal Product Manager for Data Products, you will lead the development of industry-defining benchmarking and analytics products that leverage the 400k+ interviews Karat has conducted to transform how companies understand and measure technical talent. Working directly with the VP of Product, you’ll leverage deep customer empathy and strategic product thinking to build data products that establish Karat as the definitive measure of talent, while collaborating across engineering, data science, design, and go-to-market teams to deliver transformative solutions.

• Product Strategy & Innovation: Define the roadmap for data products; evaluate how we should leverage our extensive interview dataset to create industry-leading benchmarking and analytics products; collaborate with leadership to shape Karat’s strategy as the definitive measure of talent in the evolving technical assessment market.
• Product Development & Execution: Lead development of innovative data and benchmarking products; prioritize features based on customer needs and business objectives; partner with engineering, data science, and UX teams to deliver sophisticated yet intuitive analytics experiences.
• Analytics & Insights: Transform our extensive interview dataset into actionable benchmarking products; design products that provide customers with industry insights and competitive intelligence; develop frameworks for measuring and comparing talent across roles, levels, and interview formats.
• Market & Customer Focus: Interface with customer executives to capture critical feedback; monitor performance metrics and identify improvement opportunities; partner with Go-to-Market teams on expansion strategies; develop compelling business cases for monetizing new offerings.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with data science teams on advanced analytics methodologies; ensure seamless integration with existing customer workflows; evaluate market positioning of current offerings.

The experience you will bring

• 8+ years of product management experience working on B2B offerings, with demonstrated expertise in shipping external monetizable products to technical audiences
• Demonstrated experience defining, launching, selling, and scaling successful products with proven business impact, ideally from the ground up
• Successful experience in executive presentations, ability to communicate the business value of complex products, and gain executive buy-in
• Strong analytical skills with experience building customer-facing analytics products
• Demonstrated ability to work with large datasets and translate data insights into customer-facing products
• Experience designing products that help customers understand and act on complex data relationships
• Ability to engage with senior leaders at large enterprises on topics related to talent benchmarking, workforce analytics, and industry standards
• Excellent communication skills; able to explain complex concepts to diverse stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams

This position is only available to candidates residing in the following U.S. states: CT, Washington, D.C., FL, GA, IL, KS, MA, MD, MO, NC, NV, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, and WA. While our team operates 100% remotely, we are currently limiting hiring to these specific locations. Applications from other states will not be considered at this time.

Immigration sponsorship is not available.

Benefits of joining Karat in the United States

All U.S.-based offers include a competitive salary in local currency and Karat-granted stock options. We’re proud of our additional offerings, and highlight some of our team’s favorites below.

Benefits / Wellness:

Benefits are available for all full-time, U.S. employees

• Employer-sponsored healthcare (100% premium coverage for employees and 75% premium coverage for eligible dependents)

  • Medical (Regence PPO and HDHP available)
    • HSA employer contribution for those enrolled in the HDHP medical plan
  • Dental and Vision (Guardian)

• 100% employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Standard Life Insurance

• Optional Life Insurance available

• Flexible Savings Account (Healthcare)

• 401(k) match of 4%

• 100% employer-paid mental wellness supportvia Spring Healthfor employees and eligible dependents

  • 10 therapy sessions per year at no cost to employee
  • 10 coaching sessions per year at no cost to employee

Time Off:

U.S. Time Off Policies

• Vacation: flexible policy for salaried employees and three (3) work weeks available for hourly employees per year
• Wellness (Sick & Mental Health): three (3) work weeks available per year
• Karat ‘No Questions Asked’ Leave: one (1) work week per calendar year
• Other: Bereavement, Jury Duty, LOA, etc. available as-needed

U.S. Parental Leave: 24 weeks

• 16 weeks: full-out, full pay
• 8 weeks: “Karat Phase-Back” 20 hours per week, full pay

U.S. Holidays

• U.S. Holiday Schedule available here: 10 days
• Karat Summer Break: 5 days - July
• Karat Winter Break: 5 days - December

Compensation Varies by Geographic Location

At Karat, salary ranges for each U.S.-based position are determined by the employee’s work location. We structure our compensation into geographic tiers based on market data and regional economic factors.

Please refer to our geographic classification document to view which tier applies to your location. If your area isn’t included in our classification system, please connect with your Recruiter for specific details. These geographic classifications may be adjusted periodically.

Base Salary (GeoLo 2)

$185,400—$207,000 USD

Base Salary (GeoLo 3)

$164,800—$184,000 USD

Base Salary (GeoLo 4)

$144,200—$161,000 USD

Additional Information

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Statement of Inclusivity

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Karat.

We value a diverse workforce: people of color, womxn, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at [email protected].